Please bring any books to return on Tuesday.  You should bring your copy of The Lightning Thief and your class textbook if you haven't already turned them in.

 

We will continue with mythical narrative presentations next Tuesday.

 

Final drafts of mythical narratives should already be submitted to [email protected]

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You may use your reading of The Lightning Thief towards your 60 minutes.

 

 

Do your best to finish The Lightning Thief over the holiday weekend!  I know it's a stretch, but we need to return books and it's a great story entirely based on mythical allusions.

Storyboards due Tuesday.  These should be a rough draft/outline of the myth you will be writing in class this week.  

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You may use your reading of The Lightning Thief towards your 60 minutes.

 

 

Assigned Lightning Thief chapters: 6, 7, 8, & 9 all read by Monday.  Happy reading!

Finishing up remaining Mythical Allusion Presentations on Thursday.

Mythical Allusion Presentations on Tuesday.

Please read Chapters 4, 5, & 6 in The Lightning Thief by Monday.  Be on the look out for mythical allusions! Happy Reading!

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You may use your reading of The Lightning Thief towards your 60 minutes.

 

 

Storyboard rough drafts to summarize your assigned Greek myth due Thursday.  

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You may use your reading of The Lightning Thief towards your 60 minutes.

 

 

Please read Chapters 4, 5, & 6 in The Lightning Thief by Monday.  Be on the look out for mythical allusions! Happy Reading!

Read Chapters 1-3 in The Lightning Thief by Thursday.  This reading may be used toward your weekly reading log.

Greek gods and goddesses packet due Thursday.  Please see me if you need an extra copy.

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You should be reading a choice book that is appropriate to you your reading level or that challenges your reading level.

 

 

Please bring your copy of The Giver and your student i.d. with you on Monday.  We will be returning The Giver and checking out our next book :)

CAASPP Testing continues this Tuesday.  Please come prepared with a set of earbuds or headphones if you have them, a choice reading book, and a positive and confident attitude!

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday.  You should be reading a choice book that is appropriate to you your reading level or that challenges your reading level.

 

 

CAASPP Testing begins this Tuesday.  Please come prepared with a set of earbuds or headphones if you have them, a choice reading book, and a positive and confident attitude!

1 hour of reading logged on your reading log due Monday April 17th.  You should be reading a choice book that is appropriate to you your reading level or that challenges your reading level.

 

 

Socratic Seminar on utopian communities on Thursday.  Your socratic seminar worksheet with questions, answers, and evidence is due on Thursday after the socratic seminar.  Please bring your copy of The Giver, "Utopian Communities in America," and "Imagine" with you to class.

4 hours of reading logged on your reading log and a SAY-MEAN-MATTER chart for 3 significant quotations from the reading, due Monday April 10th.  You should be reading a choice book that is appropriate to you your reading level or that challenges your reading level.

 

Hope you're all having a wonderful spring break!!

Vocabulary Test next Thurs/Fri on all 40 words from The Giver.  Start studying now to show your vocabulary prowess!

 

 

Rough drafts of argumentative essays due beginning of class on Tuesday.  Final drafts due Thursday before break.

Reading log due on Monday.  Please log a minimum of 60 minutes of reading and include a parent signature.  Thank you!

Reading log due on Monday.  Please log a minimum of 60 minutes of reading and include a parent signature.  Thank you!

Please read through the end of chapter 18 in The Giver by Monday.

 

Happy Reading!!!

Final 10 vocabulary slides due Thursday.  Please complete all 40 words.

 

Also, please don't forget to correct my typo for the definition of chastise if you haven't already done so.

 

Thanks so much!  Happy studying!

Reading Quiz on The Giver and on 6 reading signposts on Tuesday next week.  You need to read through the end of Chapter 14 by Monday please.

 

Happy Reading!

Argumentative Essay Organizer due.  Please be sure to have a thesis statement and a direct quotation to support each reason in your organizer.

 

We will be writing introductions in class on Tuesday, and you will need your organizer to help you.

10 new vocabulary slides due Thursday.  Please complete words petitioned through scrupulously.

 

Also, please don't forget to correct my typo for the definition of chastise if you haven't already done so.

 

Thanks so much!  Happy studying!

Argumentative Essay Organizer due Thursday.  Please be sure to have a thesis statement and a direct quotation to support each reason in your organizer.

Please read chapter 10 in The Giver.

Make-up socratic seminar will be held at lunch today for students who were absent or who failed to participate in their round of discussion.  I will let you know this week if you are one of these students. Be prepared to ask questions, answer questions, and cite evidence in connection to the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.

Please read through the end of chapter 9 in The Giver by Monday.  Happy reading!

Reading log due on Monday.  Please log a minimum of 60 minutes of reading and include a parent signature.  Thank you!

10 new vocabulary slides due today.  Please complete words disposition through ominous.

 

Also, please don't forget to correct my typo for the definition of chastise if you haven't already done so.

 

Thanks so much!  Happy studying!

Please read through the end of Chapter 5 in The Giver by Tuesday.  Have a great 3 day weekend!!

Reading log due today.  Please show evidence of at least 60 minutes of reading and include a parent signature.  Thank you!

10 Vocabulary Slides for The Giver Glossary due Thursday, Feb 16th.  Please see attached directions and complete slides for words anguish through diminish.

Please read through the end of chapter 3 in The Giver by Thursday, Feb 16th.  You may count this time towards your reading log this week.

Socratic Seminar on the internment of Japanese-American Monday, Feb 13th.  Students will have class time on Thursday to prepare for the seminar.  Summative assessment.

Reading Log due Monday.  Please log at least 60 minutes of reading.  

 

You may count your reading time towards The Giver in your log, but you are still responsible for having another choice book to be reading this month so that you can complete your quote analysis due in March.

Read Chapter 1 in The Giver.

 

You may use your time spent reading The Giver toward your weekly reading log.

One evidence-based paragraph on "The Bracelet" is due on Monday.  You may type or handwrite your paragraph.  Please see attached rubric for questions on how it will be scored and use comments from your rough draft to write an improved final draft.  Honors students, you must print your own copy of your final draft.  This is to be completed AT HOME.

Reading Log Quotation Reflection:  Your monthly quotation analysis is due on Monday.  Select 3 quotations from your choice reading books.  On the second page of your reading log, write the 3 quotes (with page number), paraphrase the quotes (what do they mean in your own words?), and analyze the quotes (explain how they connect in a meaningful way to the theme, plot, character development, suspense, etc., within the book.  

 

Please see pages 3 & 4 of the attached reading log for the hard copy of the assignment.

In-class quiz on writing a summary of a non-fiction text on Monday.  In class, you will read a short non-fiction text, find the important details and main idea first, and then write a summary of the text. Review the attached guidelines and rubric for extra support

Weekly Reading Log Check on Monday.  Be sure to log AT LEAST 60 minutes of reading time and get a parent signature.  

We are working on evidence-based paragraphs that claim how characters in "The Bracelet" are transformed/shaped by their society and its rules.  Here is the rubric for you to review at home.  We'll review it in class this week too.

Weekly Reading Log Check on Monday.  Be sure to log AT LEAST 60 minutes of reading time and get a parent signature.  

Small Group Discussion Questions must be completed for homework if not finished in class.  6 answers and 6 supporting quotations are due first thing Monday.

Reading Log: 60 minutes of logged reading with a brief description of reading and parent signature.

6th Grade Field Trip Forms due on Wednesday

Actual Field Trip is January 27th